Go for debt mutual funds which invest in good
Credit Quality instruments.
To generate higher returns, an FMP would have to invest in not so high
credit quality instruments, thus taking on relatively higher risk.
If the insurance company can handle the lack of incremental income, investing in higher
credit quality instruments in tight spread low implied volatility environments can mitigate the risks.
Not exact matches
Changes in the financial condition of an issuer or counterparty, changes in specific economic or political conditions that affect a particular type of issuer, and changes in general economic or political conditions can increase the risk of default by an issuer or counterparty, which can affect a security's or
instrument's
credit quality or value.
An inverted yield curve is an interest rate environment in which long - term debt
instruments have a lower yield than short - term debt
instruments of the same
credit quality.
Hence, choose a liquid fund which invests in highest
credit quality rated
instruments, i.e. AAA rated.
An inverted yield curve is an interest rate environment in which long - term debt
instruments have a lower yield than short - term debt
instruments of the same
credit quality.
TAVF restricts its investments in
credit instruments to issues containing strong protective covenants; where the prospects of a money default are remote, where the Fund would fare at least okay in the subsequent reorganization in the event of a money default; and where the cash return appears to be at least 500 basis points better than can otherwise be obtained from a
credit of comparable
quality.
Risk Considerations: Investments in debt
instruments may decline in value as the result of declines in the
credit quality of the issuer, borrower, counterparty, or other entity responsible for payment, underlying collateral, or changes in economic, political, issuer - specific, or other conditions.
However, due to their
credit quality, which is lower than that of
instruments like U.S. Treasury bonds or high - grade corporate bonds, high - yield bonds involve greater risk.
Money market funds invest in money market
instruments, which are fixed income securities with a very short time to maturity and high
credit quality.
To compensate for lower
credit quality, the issuer of the
instrument (call it the borrower) may offer you a slightly higher interest as a compensation for taking the higher risk.»
In addition to larger yields, EM corporates possess a shorter duration profile than most developed market government and corporate debt
instruments... EM corporates possess better
credit quality, with a weighted average
quality of BBB -.